Forward Tomas Jurco likely is headed to Grand Rapids of the AHL, but he displayed a scoring touch in his early tenure with the Wings.

Written by

As 2013 draws to a close, Tomas Jurco can look back on a very successful first full calendar year as a pro.

Most forwards who get called up from the minors make their NHL debuts on a team's fourth line. The Red Wings brought up Jurco earlier this month and put him with future Hall of Famers Pavel Datsyuk and Daniel Alfredsson. Jurco played nearly 17 minutes in his debut. He scored in his next appearance and has recorded two goals and one assist after five games.

The Wings expect to come out of the three-day Christmas break with as many as three forwards freshly healthy, so Jurco's stint in Detroit isn't ...